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463 4. The County shall pay to Lutheran Services the sum of $11,288.00 per month to maintain said home, to provide food, shelter, and services herein contemplated. The County will provide clothing as determined by DSS. 5. The County through DSS will sign the admission agreement at the time of placement of a child. 6. The County shall be responsible for the payment of any medical expenses incurred by any child placed in the home other than routine first aid administered by the emergency home; provided, Lutheran Services may authorize emergency medical treatment by licensed physicians should circumstances require. Reimbursement for medical services are limited to Medicaid coverage only. 7. The County agrees that it will not request Lutheran Services to serve any one child in the emergency receiving home for a period in excess of 90 days, it being contemplated by both parties that the child will be removed from the emergency facility as soon as a plan for long range placement of the child has been developed. 8. The County through DSS shall have the right to inspect the premises of the home at any reasonable hour in order to ascertain that the children placed in the group home are receiving adequate care; and Lutheran Services agrees to secure and maintain all licenses necessary to operate the facility and to notify the agency immediately upon the loss of any required license of provisional license status. 9. As hereinabove set forth, the beds and services provided in the home shall be for the exclusive use and benefit of children in the custody of the DSS and Lutheran Services shall not permit such facility to be occupied by children from any other agency without the express written agreement by DSS. 10. This contract may be terminated by either party upon sixty (60) days written notice. 11. It is understood and agreed that Lutheran Services and the County are independent contractors and that Lutheran Services is not an agent for and may not act on behalf of the County; and further, Lutheran Services represents that it has and will maintain competent and sufficient staff to supervise the children placed in the home at all times. Lutheran Services agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the County and DSS for any and all liability, including but not limited to damages or claims, including attorneys fees, that might be asserted or suffered by the County or DSS as a result of any act or omission of Lutheran Services in connection with the care of children placed with Lutheran Services or of any act or omission of any child placed under the care of Lutheran Services. 12. The parties hereto, entered into a service agreement setting forth certain procedures including, but not limited to intake and discharge procedures, staffing, visitation, various and sundry duties and responsibilities of the parties herein. Said service agreement is binding and enforceable under the provisions of this contract; and is incorporated herein by reference as if its terms were fully set out herein verbatim. 13. This is the entire agreement and there are no terms, conditions or representations not set forth herein. 14. In witness whereof, the parties have caused this agreement to be executed upon authority duly given, as of the day and year first above written. 15. This agreement has been preaudited in the manner required by the Local Government Budget and Fiscal Control Act. LUTHERAN FAMILY SERVICES IN NORTH CAROLINA, INC. By: /s/ Bill D. Brittain President CABARRUS COUNTY By: /s/ James W. Lentz Chairman, Board of Commissioners By: /s/ Blair D. Bennett Finance Officer Provision for payment of the monies to fall due upon this agreement has been made by an appropriation duly made as required by the Local Government Budget and Fiscal Control Act. By: /s/ James F. Cook, Jr. Director, Cabarrus County Department of Social Services